Jay Triano, who was head coach of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors until June 1, will headline the Super Coaches Clinic at the University of Winnipeg next month, Basketball Manitoba announced.

Triano, who is also the former head mentor of the national men’s basketball team will join seven other presenters at the Duckworth Centre during the Oct. 21-22 weekend and will coincide with the WMBA community club season.

Triano became the first Canadian-born and trained coach in the NBA when he joined the Raptors in 2002 and was promoted to head man in 2009.

The Niagara Falls, Ont., native led Team Canada to a 5-2 record in the 2000 Olympics. He was also an assistant coach for Team USA when it won the gold medal at the 2010 world championship.

It will cost $100 to register for both days or $75 for one. The deadline is Oct. 19. For more info, check the Basketball Manitoba website.

RACING POSTPONED: The Red River Co-op Speedway has cancelled Thursday night races due to the recent rain and cool temperatures. The points championship will now be held Monday, Sept. 26.

FENCING HISTORY: Max Stearn and Daria Jorquera Palmer will be the first two Manitoba fencers to compete together at a Senior World Fencing Championships when they head to Catania, Italy, next week.

For Stearn, it will be the first time fencing sabre at the Worlds while Palmer will be fencing epee as a senior for the third time. Palmer will also be the first Manitoba female epee fencer to compete in the Pan Am Games in Guadalaharja, Mexico, Oct. 16-30. She recently won the silver medal in the team epee event at the Pan Am Fencing Championships in Reno, Nev.

They are also the first two fencers from Manitoba to attempt to meet 2012 Olympic fencing qualifications.

FERLAND BACK IN BRANDON: The Calgary Flames have reassigned left winger Michael Ferland to the Brandon Wheat Kings and he may return in time to play their WHL season-opener against the Warriors in Moose Jaw on Thursday.

Ferland, who was a fifth-round pick in the 2010 NHL entry draft, was one of four Wheat Kings to average at least a point per game during the 2010-11 campaign. He set career highs for goals (23), assists (33) and points (56) in 56 games.

KENNEDY HIRED: Sport for Life Centre Pleased has hired Dr. Maureen Kennedy, who specializes in sport and exercise medicine, the Centre announced. Previously, Kennedy — who hails from The Pas — was the head physician for the Alberta Ballet and has worked with the national women’s hockey team, among others.

“We are ecstatic about Dr. Kennedy bringing her practice to the Sport Medicine Centre,” director/senior therapist Rickie Walkden said in a release. “This provides an opportunity for Manitoba’s athletes as well as the community, both in Winnipeg and rural areas, to have access to a sport medicine physician in a convenient location.”

To book appointments, call the Centre at 204-925-5944 or e-mail: smc@sportmanitoba.ca.